Welcome to West Glocester ...

West Glocester is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Glocester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for West Glocester: W. Glocester

West Glocester is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Glocester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Glocester: 401

Websites for West Glocester ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near West Glocester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Glocester.

• Woonsocket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woonsocket
  • From West Glocester to Woonsocket
• Cumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• North Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
• Johnston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
• Lincoln
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 people
• Smithfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
• Killingly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
  • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
• Webster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
  • Webster has also been known as:
  • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Webster
  • From West Glocester to Webster
• Burrillville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
  • Burrillville is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Glocester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Glocester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Glocester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Glocester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Glocester. See our Newspapers Page for West Glocester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Glocester ...

Looking for more information about West Glocester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Glocester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Glocester.

Adding West Glocester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Glocester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Glocester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Glocester post office opened in 1852.

We also found West Glocester in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Glocester.